Police: 10-Year-Old Boy Hangs Self While Performing Circus Acts

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A 10-year-old Whatcom County, Wash., boy has died from injuries he suffered during an apparent accidental hanging at his home.

The Bellingham Herald reports that Caleb Kors was an aspiring street and circus performer often seen at the Bellingham Farmers Market. He died Tuesday evening at a Seattle hospital of injuries suffered Monday. Under his stage name “Flip,” he performed acrobatics and juggling tricks with the Bellingham Circus Guild.

Sheriff Bill Elfo says the boy might have been rehearsing on or tinkering with a circus prop inside the home when the accident happened. A medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

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I am so deeply saddened, Flip was a lovely person, talented and full of smiles. Our boys met this summer when we performed a music set at the Subdued String Band festival. What a terrible loss. Condolences to the family, the Bellingham Circus Arts, Strangely, and the Bellingham community.